1929 International League season

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The 1929 International League season marked the second of four straight titles for the Rochester Red Wings. George Quellich of Reading had an amazing run in August in which he went 15-for-15 with a double and five home runs. The league also got to see Newark player-manager Tris Speaker hit .355/~.429/.558 in 48 games as he neared the end of his great career. Speaker succeeded an even bigger star, Walter Johnson, as Newark skipper.

Final standings

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Rochester Red Wings	103	65	.613	--	Billy Southworth	St. Louis Cardinals
Toronto Maple Leafs	92	76	.548	11	Steve O'Neill
Baltimore Orioles	90	78	.536	13	Fritz Maisel
Montreal Royals	88	79	.527	14.5	Ed Holly
Buffalo Bisons	83	84	.497	20.5	Bill Clymer
Newark Bears	81	85	.488	21	Tris Speaker
Reading Keystones	80	86	.482	22	Harry Hinchman	Chicago Cubs
Jersey City Skeeters	51	115	.307	51	Frank Gilhooley/Ted Jourdan

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average George Quellich, Reading, .371
• Runs Scored Specs Toporcer, Rochester, 142
• Hits Rabbit Whitman, Reading, 230
• Doubles Chicken Hawks, Reading, 44
• Triples Joe Rabbitt, Toronto, 18
• Home Runs Ripper Collins, Rochester, 38
• Runs Batted In Collins, 146
• Stolen Bases Rabbitt, 46

Pitching

• Wins Chief Hogsett, Montreal, 22
• Earned Run Average Hub Pruett, Newark, 2.42
• Complete Games Hogsett, 28
• Shutouts Al Mamaux, Newark, 7
• Strikeouts Carl Fischer, Newark, 191

References

• The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics Marshall Wright. McFarland, 1998